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Clark, Robert; Menna, Rosanne; McAndrew, Annamaria J.; Johnson, Emily M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Aggression in early childhood has been found to predict negative outcomes later in life, including delinquency and psychopathology. The present study explored associations between young children's language, self-regulation, and physical aggression. A community sample of 126 preschool children aged 3 to 6 years (M = 4.87 years, SD = 0.87; 59% boys)…
Descriptors: Aggression, Preschool Children, Mothers, Self Control
Wang, Min; Cameron, Catherine Ann – 1996
Language used in situations in which speakers cannot rely on shared social, physical, or historical contexts has been referred to as "decontextualized." Many researchers believe that the use of decontextualized language is at the core of literacy--that reading and writing are consummate acts of decontextualization. Somewhat intermediate…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Expressive Language, Foreign Countries